SOMERSET, N.J. – The Quinnipiac University Department of
Athletics and Recreation placed 66 student-athletes on the
Northeast Conference 2012-13 Spring Academic Honor Roll, announced
on Thursday, June 20, 2013. Of the 66 student-athletes, 10 were
also named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

The NEC’s Spring Academic Honor Roll consisted of 913
student-athletes with a 3.20 or better grade-point average, an
increase of three percent from the 2012 spring season. There were
also a record 215 student-athletes named to the spring
Commissioner’s Honor Roll, recognizing those superior
student-athletes with a 3.75 or better grade point average.
The number of students named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll
represented a four percent increase from a year ago.

Over the course of the 2012-13 academic year, a record total of
2,332 student-athletes landed a spot on the Academic Honor Roll.
That figure represents nearly half of the NEC’s competitors.
On the year, 582 student-athletes were named to the
Commissioner’s Honor Roll, also an all-time high for the
Conference.

About The
Northeast ConferenceNow in its 32nd year, the Northeast Conference is
an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 12
institutions of higher learning located throughout six states.
Media coverage of the NEC extends to four of the largest markets in
the United States - New York (#1), Pittsburgh (#23), Baltimore
(#27), and Hartford/New Haven (#30). Founded in 1981 as the
basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor
23 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic
or play-in access to 14 different NCAA Championships. NEC member
institutions include Bryant, Central Connecticut State, Fairleigh
Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary’s,
Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn,
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